Dormition of the Mother of God Ukrainian Catholic Church Українська Католицька Церква Успення Пресвятої Богородиці

1091 Coronation Avenue, Kelowna, BC V1Y 7A8 Tel.: 250-860-7295 Email: dormitionkelowna@gmail.com

Parish web-site: http://kelowna.nweparchy.ca/ Pastor: Rev. Fr. Pavlo Myts / о. Павло Миць

Facebook page: DormitionKelowna Parish: https://www.facebook.com/dormitionkelowna.parish.5

If you need to meet with the parish priest, please, call or email in advance to arrange time and a day. Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of New Westminster: www.nweparchy.ca

28th Sunday after Pentecost, Sunday of the Holy Ancestors (the Forefathers from

Adam, Biblical Patriarchs and the Prophets up to Saint John the Baptist) - December 17th, 2017 A.D

THE VIBRANT PARISH - A PLACE TO ENCOUNTER THE LIVING CHRIST: Through the Word, the Holy Mysteries &

Prayer, Serving One’s Neighbour, Leadership, Fostering & Serving Unity and Missionary Spirit.

VIBRANT PARISH PRAYER: O Lord Jesus Christ, our Good Shepherd, as you once gathered lost sheep that they

might hear Your voice and be your flock, so also today graciously look down from heaven upon our parish community, and

send down on it your Holy Spirit, that it might be a place to receive the joy of Your Good News. Strengthen us with your

presence, and always gather us together in prayer. Grant us the spirit of

serving others, so that in our parish all might encounter You, the merciful God.

Bless our spiritual leaders with Your wisdom, and inspire us to generously give

of our time, talents and treasure for the building up of Your Kingdom. Unite us

in peace and harmony, as befits Your community of love. Instill in us a

missionary spirit, and let our parish community shine with the light of the

Gospel, with prayer and good works, inviting all to share in the divine life, so

that Your Name, O Saviour, may be praised, together with Your eternal Father,

and Your most-holy, good and life-giving Spirit. Amen. On this Sunday the Church commemorates the Holy Forefathers, i.e. the

earthly ancestors of our Lord Jesus Christ, beginning with the first man,

Adam, and on through Seth, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, King

David, and others. These ancient people, separated from us by millennia,

nevertheless have a direct and close bearing upon us. In general, the Church

brings them to our attention now, right before Christmas, largely because of

their faith – their belief in the promise given by God to Adam during his

expulsion from the garden of Eden, that in the end a Saviour will come into

the world and will redeem mankind from original sin. All the forefathers –

who lived on earth long before the birth of Christ – lived and burned with

this faith, never allowing it to be extinguished. They are a shining example to

us, who are living on earth after the incarnation of our Lord. Just like those

ancient people we, too, have never actually seen Christ: they only knew that

He would come into the world, while we know that He did come into the

world. But they firmly believed in His coming and their faith was justified. This Sunday also reminds us that by virtue of our baptism into Jesus Christ we too can put on Messiah and this vivified

new life in Him. We too can become part of His family, the new creation. We too can become adopted children of God.

We too can become part of this story, part of the spiritual genealogy of Christ, His progeny by grace. Apostle Saint John

declares in the Gospel, “as many as have received Him, to them He gave power to become children of God” (Jn. 1:12-13). Let us always follow the example of the Forefathers, since we currently find ourselves in a similar situation. We

should respect the beliefs of our neighbors, but we must not compromise, trade or betray our own faith received from our

ancestors who educated and entrusted it to us, our children and all our future generations.

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“...Open the doors of your hearts and your homes to Christ, allow His Holy Spirit to transform you, purify and

strengthen you in God’s love!” - Pastoral Letter of His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk “The Vibrant Parish”

“...Відчиніть двері своїх душ і домівок Христові, дозвольте Його Святому Духові вас перемінити, очистити і

скріпити Божою любов'ю!” - Пастирський Лист Блаженнішого Святослава Шевчука “Жива Парафія”

Christian Greetings: Glory to Jesus Christ! – Glory to Him Forever! Slava Isusu

Chrystu! – Slava na Viky!

Слава Ісусу Христу! – Слава на Віки! Christ is among us! – He is and will be!

Liturgical Propers in English language:

Troparion (Tone 3): Let the heavens be glad, let the earth rejoice, for the Lord has done a mighty deed with His arm.

He trampled death by death. He became the first-born of the dead; He saved us from the abyss of Hades and granted

great mercy to the world.

Troparion (Tone 2): By faith You justified Your ancestors and through them in advance You betrothed the Church

taken from the nations. The saints exult in glory; from their seed comes the blessed fruit, the one who bore You

without seed. By their prayers, O Christ our God, have mercy on us.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever and ever. Amen.

Kontakion (Tone 6): Armed by the Being that defies description, you defied the man-made idol, O thrice blessed

youth. In the midst of the unbearable flames you stood and cried out to God: “In Your mercy, O gracious One, hasten

and come to our aid,” for You can do whatever You will.

Prokimenon (Tone 3): Sing to our God, sing; sing to our King, sing (Ps 46:7).

Verse: For You are righteous in everything that You have done to us. (Dn 3:27)

Prokimenon (Tone 4): Blessed are You, Lord God of our fathers, and praised and glorified is Your name for ever. (Dn 3:26)

Epistle: A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Colossians: (Col 3:4-11)

Brothers and Sisters, when Christ our life appears, then you shall appear with him in glory. Put to death

whatever in your nature is rooted in earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil

desires, and that lust which is idolatry. These are the sins which provoke God’s wrath.

Your own conduct was once of this sort, when these sins were your very life. You must

put that aside now: all the anger and quick temper, the malice, the insults, the foul

language. Stop lying to one another. What you have done is put aside your old self with

its past deeds and put on a new man, one who grows in knowledge as he is formed anew

in the image of his Creator. There is no Greek or Jew here, circumcised or uncircumcised, foreigner, Scythian, slave

or freeman. Rather, Christ is everything in all of you.

Alleluia (Tone 4): Moses and Aaron are among His priests and Samuel among those who call upon His name. (Ps 98:6)

They called on the Lord and He heard them. (Ps 98:6)

Gospel: (Luke 14:16-24)

Jesus told this parable: “A man was giving a large dinner and he invited many. At dinner time he sent his

servant to say to those invited, ‘Come along, everything is ready now.’ But they began to excuse themselves, one and

all. The first one said to the servant, ‘I have bought some land and must go out and inspect it. Please excuse me.’

Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen and I am going out to test them. Please excuse me.’ A third said, “I am

newly married and so I cannot come.’

The servant returning reported all this to his master. The master of the house grew angry at the account. He said

to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor and the crippled, the blind

and the lame.’

The servant reported, after some time, ‘Your orders have been carried out, my lord, and there is still room.’ The

master then said to the servant, “Go out into the highways and along the hedgerows and force them to come in. I want

my house to be full, but I tell you that not one of those invited shall taste a morsel of my dinner’.”

Communion Verses: Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise Him in the highest (Ps 148:1). Rejoice in the Lord, O

you just; praise befits the righteous (Ps 32:1). Alleluia! (3x).

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• Basic Guidelines for Reception of Holy Communion: You are a member of the Catholic Church (faithful of

the Orthodox churches are very welcome to receive Holy Communion); 2) You have participated in the Sacrament of

Confession at least during the Easter or Christmas seasons this past year if not more frequently; 3) You attend Divine

Services regularly; 4) Your lifestyle is consistent with the teaching of the Catholic Church; 5) You have kept the

Liturgical fast – no food at least one hour prior to the Divine Liturgy (water and medicine does not break the fast). 6)

You have been in church from the beginning of the service, or at least heard the Gospel. 7) To the best of your ability,

you are in the state of Grace. If for any of these or other reasons you cannot receive Holy Communion, you are very welcome to come for a blessing. Please indicate to the priest that you would like to receive his blessing.

Літургійні частини Українською мовою:

Тропар (глас 3): Нехай веселяться небесні, нехай радуються земляни, бо показав владу рукою

Своєю Господь, Він смертю смерть подолав, первістоком з-поміж мертвих став, визволив

нас із глибин аду, і подав світові велику милість.

Тропар (глас 2): Вірою праотців оправдав Tи, з нарoдів через них ти Церкву наперед заручив. Хваляться у

славі святі, бо з сімени їх є плід благословенний – та, що без сімени родила тебе. Їх молитвами, Христе Боже,

помилуй нас.

Слава Отцю, і Сину, і Святому Духові, i нині, і повсякчас, і на віки вічні. Амінь.

Кондак (глас 6): Рукописаному образові не поклонившися, але неописанним єством захистившися,

триблаженні, в подвизі вогню ви прославилися і, посеред нестерпного полум’я стоячи, Бога ви призвали:

Поспішись, о, Щедрий, і скоро прийди як милостивий нам на поміч, бо Tи можеш, якщо воля Tвоя.

Прокімен (глас 4): Благословен єси, Господи, Боже отців наших, і хвальне, і прославлене ім’я Tвоє на віки.

Стих: Бо праведний єси в усьому, що сотворив Tи нам. (Дан. 3:26-27)

Прокімен (глас 4): Благословен єси, Господи, Боже отців наших, і хвальне, і прославлене ім’я Tвоє на віки.

Апостол: До Клocян послання Святого Апостола Павла читання: (Кoл. 3, 4-11)

Браття і Сестри, коли ж Христос, ваше життя, з’явиться, тоді й ви з ним з’явитесь у славі.

Умертвлюйте, отже, ваші земні члени: розпусту, нечистоту, пристрасті, лиху пожадливість,

зажерливість – що є ідолопоклонство. За все це падає гнів Божий на неслухняних. Ви самі нещодавно

поводилися так само, коли жили в тому. Тепер же відкиньте й ви все те геть від себе: гнів, лютість, злобу,

наклеп, сороміцькі слова з ваших уст! Не говоріть неправди одне одному, бо ви з себе скинули стару людину з

її ділами й одягнулися в нову, що відновлюється до досконалого спізнання, відповідно до образу свого Творця.

Тим то немає грека, ні юдея, ні обрізання, ні необрізання, ні варвара, ні скита, ні невольника, ні вільного, а все

й у всьому – Христос.

Алилуя (глас 4): Мойсей і Арон між єреями його і Самуїл між тими, що призивають ім’я його (Пс. 98, 6).

Призивали Господа і він вислухав їх (Пс. 98, 6).

Євангеліє: (Лк. 14, 16-24)

Сказав Господь притчу оцю: “Один чоловік справив вечерю велику й запросив багатьох. Під час вечері

послав він слугу свого сказати запрошеним: Ідіть, усе готове. Тоді всі вони однаково почали відмовлятися.

Перший йому сказав: Поле купив я, мушу піти на нього подивитись; вибач мені, прошу тебе. Другий сказав:

П’ять пар волів купив я і йду їх спробувати; прошу тебе, вибач мені. А інший мовив: Я одружився і тому не

можу прийти. Повернувся слуга й розповів це панові своєму. Розгнівався тоді господар та й каже до слуги

свого: Іди щоскоріш на майдани й вулиці міста й приведи сюди вбогих, калік, сліпих, кульгавих. Пане, – озвавсь

слуга, – сталось, як ти велів, і місця є ще. Сказав пан до слуги: Піди на шляхи та огорожі й наполягай увійти,

щоб дім мій наповнився. Кажу бо вам: Ніхто з отих запрошених не покуштує моєї вечері.”

Причасний: Хваліте Господа з небес, хваліте Його на висотах (Пс. 148, 1). Радуйтеся, праведні, у Господі,

правим належить похвала (Пс 32, 1). Алилуя (х3).

Our Eparch, Bishop Ken is requesting that at the conclusion of every Divine Liturgy we say an additional

prayer for Peace in Ukraine until the end of the war. For peace in Ukraine, let us pray: Our Father ... Hail Mary

... Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever and ever. Amen.

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Молитва Живої Парафії: Господи Ісусе Христе, Пастирю Добрий, як колись Ти пригорнув заблуканих овечок, щоб вони пізнали

Твій голос і були Твоїм стадом, так і сьогодні глянь ласкаво з небесних висот на нашу парафію та зішли на неї

Твого Святого Духа, щоб вона була місцем пізнання радості Доброї Новини. Скріплюй нас Твоєю

присутністю та єднай нас кожночасно в молитві. Даруй нам духа служіння ближньому, щоб у нашій парафії

кожний міг зустріти Тебе, милостивого Бога. Благослови наш духовний провід Твоєю мудрістю і дай, щоб

ніхто з нас не шкодував ні часу, ні талантів, ні матеріальних дібр для розбудови Твого царства. Єднай нас у

мирі та злагоді, щоб ми були Твоєю спільнотою любові. Всели в нас місійного духа, щоб ми стали тим

світилом євангельського слова, молитви і добрих діл, що кличе кожного до участі в Божественному житті,

щоб славилося, Спасе, Твоє Ім’я з безначальним Твоїм Отцем та пресвятим, благим і животворящим Твоїм

Духом нині, і повсякчас, і на віки віків. Амінь.

>>>>>>>>>>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH! ЩИРО BAM ДЯКУЄМО! <<<<<<<<

….. to all our parishioners, guests, visitors and all people of the good will who by their kindness

share time, make donations, knowingly and unknowingly for many people thoughtfully care and

help our parish, attend services during the week, share time and work at the parish projects, look

after and graciously support our Christian, Catholic parish community, organizing and attending

annual celebration of Saint Nicholas Day, every person who donated toward Christmas flowers

purchase and ladies who helped to decorate our spiritual home church for Christmas,

Theophany/Epiphany and New Year’s Day celebrations!

May the Almighty God bless and abundantly reward your time, care and generosity! “Remember,

O Lord, those who bear fruit doing good works in Your holy churches and remembering the poor. Send down

Your mercy upon all of us!” (A Prayer from the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

May the Almighty God bless in good health and salvation in many, happy and blessed years of life

to Mr. Rolli Cacchioni (Dec. 17th), Mrs. Gloria Dudych (Dec. 21st), Mrs. Olga Kudeba (Dec. 23rd),

Mrs. Liliann Sitter (Dec. 23rd), and to all who celebrate their birthdays, name-days, wedding

anniversaries and any other special anniversaries this week – Mnohaya i Blahaya Lita!

”””””””””””””” NEWS and ANNOUNCEMENTS ”””””””””””

A WARM WELCOME TO OUR PARISHIONERS, GUESTS AND VISITORS WHO HAVE JOINED US IN THIS

DIVINE LITURGY. THANK YOU FOR PRAYING WITH US AT THE CHUCH TODAY!

WISHING YOU A BLESSED, RESTFUL WEEKEND AND FRUITFUL, HEALTHY AND SAFE WEEK! EVERYONE IS

VERY WELCOME TO COME AND PARTICIPATE IN OUR PARISH COFFE AND FELLOWSHIP AT THE CHURCH

HALL TODAY FOLLOWING THE DIVINE LITURGY TODAY!

• Special Petitions: We also pray to be blessed with generous hearts to contribute to our Bishop’s initiatives and

programmes, such as: the support of parishes, the education of parishioners, and the formation of seminarians,

Lord hear us and have mercy.

• We also pray for the people of Ukraine, that with the help of the Holy Spirit, they may obtain social peace,

political harmony and economic stability: Lord, hear us and have mercy.

• REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR: yourselves, Most Reverend Bishop-Emeritus Severian Yakymyshyn, Fr. Mark

F., Mike B., Lucy D., Edward H., Janet F., Alex R., Kathleen B., Volodymyr P., Ivan L., Fr. Edward E., Lily-Ann S.,

Mary D., Pauline P., Ray S., Cameron V., Rose O., Keyton A., Ric B., Shirley C., Peter D., Sandra Sh., Patricia U.,

Yvette U., Ann W., Rose F., Victoria H., Orest Kociuba, Kalyna Kociuba, Bronie Huska, Peter Huska, Stanley and

Roma Nowakowski (Bishop Ken’s parents), Barbara and Vincent Pasternak, all members of our parish and those who

are not able to join actively in our community, your families, relatives, friends; governments and armed forces,

especially the shut-in or those in the hospitals, traveling, working or studying, nursing and senior homes, those

seeking God’s answer to their prayers or those rejoicing with God’s answer; those celebrating birthdays and

anniversaries; those called to their eternal reward and for the family they leave behind; widows and widowers,

orphans, homeless and all people who have asked us pray for them.

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Please, also in your kindness keep praying daily for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Remember to

ask for special blessings to all Christian families! REMINDER for families of individuals, who are admitted to hospital

- If you or a family member is admitted to hospital and you wish to have a priest visit, please be sure to have someone

call our parish rectory office to make this request. Your pastor may have no other way of knowing that you are in

hospital, as privacy legislation.

• DORMITION PARISH MONTHLY OPERATING NEEDS: Due to numerous requests, these are the basic

(minimum) operating needs & amp; obligations of Dormition Parish. ($60,000 - year, $5,000 – month or $1,150 -

week). A breakdown is: priestly salary & Cathedraticum (monthly amount paid by every parish toward support

of our Cathedral in New Westminster, BC); Balance for operating costs such as Taxes, Utilities of church, parish

hall & residence; Upkeeping (Repairs & Maintenance, projects, ground-church; residence), Security and

Janitorial service, etc.

• The total amount of our parish November 2017 Sunday collections: $ 2, 920. 00 * Thank you, and

may God bless you supporting and carrying about our parish church!

• Parish Executive Council meeting is at 7 p.m. on Monday, December 18th, 2017.

• Parish pastoral team meeting is at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, December 19th, 2017.

• Parish Knights of Columbus round table meeting is at 7 p.m. on Friday, December 22nd, 2017.

Traditional and Very Delicious Ukrainian Food is available for sale at

our parish: Perogies – $ 6.00 per dozen, Cabbage Rolls – $ 6.00 per dozen,

Borshch – $ 7.00 per a jar, Pies – $ 9.00, Kovbasa/Sausage - $ 8 for a ring. For

more information, please contact Mrs. Alice Pelechaty at 250-763-4870.

• CATECHISM ANNOUNCEMENT: "And they were bringing to Him also the

infants, in order that He may be touching them; but after the disciples

saw it, they rebuked them. But Jesus called them to Himself and said, Let

alone the little children to come to Me, and cease hindering them; for of

such is the kingdom of God.” (Mt. 19:14) We are blessed to have such a

wonderful group of children again! Thank you, parents, volunteers and all our parishioners! Our parish

Catechism lessons will resume on Sunday, January 14th, 2018.

• A SPECIAL REQUEST: After each Divine Liturgy and every church service, please, keep silence in the House

of the Lord as some of the faithful are still praying at the church. As well. please, do not forget close all Liturgy

and/or hymnbooks and return them to their proper place. Also, please do not leave any church bulletins or any

other material in the pews. Let each of us do our part to be true stewards of our parish church by helping to keep

the church building clean and neat. Thank you very much!

• Since 2012 our Eparchy has been collecting funds to help underprivileged and orphaned children in Ukraine through our Christmas Candle appeal. Our fundraising program is part of a

larger global appeal sponsored by Caritas Ukraine. We have had great momentum over the

last few years raising over $20,000 with support from our BC Parishes as well as Parishes in

other Provinces and parts of the United States.

The appeal is once again taking place for the month of December and we encourage

everyone to remember these children during our Christmas season with a voluntary

donation. Please place your donation in an envelope marked Christmas Candle, with your

name and address and include it with the Sunday collection at any Ukrainian Catholic Church

in BC. All donations over $20 are eligible to receive a tax receipt if requested and cheques can

be made out to your Parish with Christmas Candle Project in the Memo.

We thank you for your past support and generosity and ask that you again consider supporting this ongoing appeal

as part of your Christmas tradition.Caritas is an organization that is supported and approved by His Beatitude

Sviatoslav Shevchuk and His Excellency Bishop Ken Nowakowski. 100% of the proceeds go to Caritas Ukraine.

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For more information, please contact the coordinators Dana Koren Lupynis or Natalia Lupynis

at nweparchy.christmascandle@gmail.com

• Volunteers for Sunday coffee socials and clean-ups are needed – please continue putting your name on the

calendar posted in the church hall. If you can help out, please, let us know. Your help is truly appreciated!

• Glasses Prescription Box for Ukraine is placed and located at the left side by the entrance to the parish hall.

Please, feel free to participate in and support this important project.

• FAITHFUL GIVING … Please, remember that we never take a day off or a vacation from God, or from our

obligation to attend Divine Liturgy on Sundays and Holy Days. When traveling, working or studying, please,

make sure you check out the service schedule for the area churches at our eparchial website: www.nweparchy.ca

and attend the Divine Liturgy. Please, remember as well, that while parishioners may be away and on vacation,

the parish is not. Expenses continue as they do throughout the year. Please, remain consistent in your gifts to

parish. Your weekly Sunday offering is important to our financial well-being. If you are away, we appreciate it

when you forward your “make-up” donations. The financial stability of the parish counts on regular Sunday

contributions. Please, continue to be supportive and generous! “Remember, O Lord, those who bear fruit

doing good works in Your holy churches and remembering the poor. Send down Your mercy upon all of

us!” (Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom)

• CHRISTMAS GIFT - CATECHISM Christ—Our Pascha. If you haven’t decided with

your Christmas presents, we have solution for you. Only for $25 you can buy a perfect

Christmas gift for your friends and relatives. It will help them to better understand you and

your faith, and why you belong to the Ukrainian Catholic Church. It will reveal them the

hidden pearls of our Kyivan–Christian traditions.

• BOX FOR USED CHURCH BULLETINS – since our Sunday bulletins

contain Sacred Scripture readings & icons, they need to be

disposed of properly/respectfully after use. Please do not throw

them into the garbage but recycle them after shredding if

possible. In order to assist with this request, we have provided a

special box for used bulletins at the church entrance.

• ‘KEEP CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS’ - as part of our parish

fundraiser these special magnets are available for purchase at a

donation of $ 5.00. By placing on our cars, a magnet KEEP

CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS, prepared by the Knights of Columbus, we evangelize silently and verbally through

this wonderful symbol. In addition, by purchasing this magnet we also support our parish, since all money

collected in our parish for these magnets are donated by the Knights of Columbus to our parish.

2017-2018 CHRISTMAS SEASON SERVICES 24 December (Sunday) – CHRISTMAS EVE / НАВЕЧІР’Я РІЗДВА (New, Gregorian Calendar)

4:00 PM – Great Compline Service followed by the Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great,

Myrovania/Blessing with Holy Oil (Service in Penticton, BC)

9:00 PM – Great Compline Service followed by the Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great,

Myrovania/Blessing with Holy Oil (Service in Kelowna, BC)

25 December (Monday) – NATIVITY OF OUR LORD / РІЗДВO ХРИСТОВЕ

10:00 AM – Divine Liturgy; Myrovania/Blessing with Holy Oil

26 December (Tuesday) – Synaxis of the BVM / Собор Богородиці

10:00 AM – Divine Liturgy

27 December (Wednesday) – First Martyr Stephen / Первомученика Стефана

10:00 AM – Divine Liturgy

31 December (Sunday) – New Year’s Eve

4:30 PM – Moleben: Thanksgiving for God’s blessings and graces received in 2017

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Blessed and Happy New 2018 Year!

1 January (Monday) – The Circumcision of our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ;

Saint Basil the Great; New Year’s Day

11:00 AM – Divine Liturgy; Myrovania/Blessing with Holy Oil.

5 January (Friday) – THEOPHANY/EPIPHANY EVE / НАВЕЧІР’Я БОГОЯВЛЕННЯ

5:00 PM – Great Blessing of Water followed by

Theophany/Epiphany Eve Supper/Shchedryi Vecheer and Caroling

(Theophany dinner attending sign up list will be available at the church hall.)

6 January (Saturday) – FEAST OF THE THEOPHANY / БОГОЯВЛЕННЯ (ЙОРДАН)

10:00 AM – Divine Liturgy; Myrovania/Blessing with Holy Oil. (Service in Kelowna, BC)

4:00 PM – The Divine Liturgy followed by Great Blessing of Water and

Myrovania/Blessing with Holy Oil (Service in Penticton, BC)

7 January (Sunday) – NATIVITY OF OUR LORD / РІЗДВO ХРИСТОВЕ (Old, Julian Calendar)

11:00 AM – Divine Liturgy (in Ukrainian language);

Myrovania/Blessing with Holy Oil. (Service in Kelowna, BC)

(Theophany/Jordan Home Blessing and Pastoral Annual Visitations schedule sign up list to arrange the actual date

between January 9th and January 31st, 2018 will be

available at the entrance to the church and at the

church hall.)

• Please, share to Kelowna Food Bank. A

special box is located at the entrance to the

church.

Ideas to help to prepare for the Nativity of

Jesus Christ - Clean house together in preparation for the

Nativity of Jesus Christ.

- Sing a well-known song together that speaks

of the coming of the Messiah.

- Make an ornament for your family Christmas

tree.

- Offer a prayer of thanks for someone who

went out of their way to make your day better.

- Look at everything your family does to prepare

for Christmas and how you can all share these

tasks.

- As a family, go without snacks or even a meal.

Contribute the money saved to a local soup

kitchen or food pantry.

- Bake and decorate Christmas cookies as a

family. Keep half and give the rest away.

- Donate a package of heavy-weight socks to

your local homeless shelter.

- Locate Israel and Bethlehem on a globe or

world map. Pray for peace in the land and

continent of Jesus’ birth.

Remember to Keep Christ in Christmas! The

Real Reason for the Season!

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• Ukrainian Catholic Church interactive map: as Christmas season is approaching some of you will be

travelling and visiting your friends and families not only in Canada. So, we want to ensure that you can find a

Ukrainian Catholic parish in different parts of the world. Please check out this interactive map of our parishes

throughout the world where you can find parish near you: http://map.ugcc.ua/

BE A STEWARD: Have you ever wondered what more can you do to help our parish? Here are

some suggestions: Steward of property security; Steward of grounds cleaning; Steward of cleaning

church; Steward of church linen; Steward of outreach; Steward of caring; Steward of prayer;

Steward of service. Quite often, our homebound or senior members, once active in their younger

years, want to find purpose in their senior years. It’s not only about doing but about

“BEING” present to others!

Rachel’s Corner: "As the father of a son, who I did not allow to live, and knowing that I hurt Father God as well as my wife, I now realize I didn’t know what I was doing at that time, and I so very much regret what I have done. God has mercifully forgiven me and I hope to live differently now." - Retreat Testimonial

Deep down inside do you acknowledge your participation in the abortion decision? That is the first step towards being able to be free of the burden of shame and regret. Come on a Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat with other women and men as they free themselves of what has affected them for so long in every area of their life.

Healing after Abortion Ministry info@rachelsvineyardkelowna.com 250-762-2273 for information and registration

visit: http://rachelsvineyardkelowna.com/ www.Rachel’sVineyardKelowna.com Facebook: Rachel’s Vineyard

Kelowna Confidentiality assured. Healing the pain of abortion … one weekend at a time.

Pope tells Christians that Mass gives meaning to Sundays Pope Francis told the faithful on Wednesday that missing out on Mass on Sundays means missing out an encounter

with the Lord.

Speaking to those present in the Paul VI

Hall for the weekly General Audience, the

Pope reflected on the question: “why go to

Mass on Sunday?”

(Please, download audio and listen to the

report by Linda Bordoni:)

Continuing his catechesis on the Eucharist

Pope Francis reminded Christians that we go

to Mass on Sunday to meet the resurrected

Lord – or better still – “to let ourselves be

welcomed by Him, to hear His word, eat at

His table, and by his grace fulfil our mission

as members of the Mystical Body of the

Church.”

Sunday is a holy day: He said Sunday is

a holy day for Christians, and it is rendered

holy by the celebration of the eucharist

which is the living presence of the Lord

amongst us.

“Thus, it is the Mass that defines Sunday

for Christians” he said: “what sort of Sunday

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can it be if it is lacking an encounter with the Lord?”.

The Pope turned his thoughts to persecuted Christian communities are not able to celebrate Mass every Sunday and

who do their best to gather in prayer on this holy day.

He also mentioned some swarthes of secularized society “that have lost that Christian sense of Sunday that is

illuminated by the Eucharist: ‘this is a real shame’ he said reflecting on the need to recuperate this need.

2nd Vatican Council: He recalled how the Second Vatican Council asked us to celebrate the Lord’s Day as a day

of joy and rest from servile work as a sign of our dignity as children of God.

“Without Christ we are condemned to be weighed down by the fatigue of everyday life, with its worries and fear

of tomorrow” he said.

Our Sunday meeting with the Lord, he continued, gives us the strength to live today with trust and courage and to

go forth with hope.

He explained that in the eucharist we receive a foretaste of the eternal bliss and repose to which we are called in

which there will be no more fatigue, nor pain, nor grief nor tears; only the joy of living fully and forever with the

Lord.

Eucharist: source of grace and energy for Christians: The Pope finally acknowledged that the quality of

Christian life is measured by our capacity to love the other, but, he said “how can we practice the Gospel without

drawing from the energy provided by the inexhaustible source of the Eucharist?”

We go to Mass, he concluded, not to give something to God, but to receive from him the grace and strength to

remain faithful to his word, to follow his commandments and, through his living presence within us, to be witnesses of

his goodness and love before the world. reported by Linda Bordoni

Source: http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2017/12/13/pope_tells_christians_that_mass_gives_meaning_to_sundays/1354522

Liturgical and Sacramental celebrations during week:

Mon., Dec. 18th – 6:30 p.m. Moleben to Emanuel: God’s blessings for our parish council

Tue., Dec. 19th – 9:30 a.m. The Divine Liturgy: Intentions of Rita Kroker 90th Birthday

1:00 p.m. Moleben to Emanuel: God’s blessings for our parish pastoral team

Wed., Dec. 20th – 9:30 a.m. The Divine Liturgy: for repose of the soul of James Cartwright

The Sacrament of Reconciliation starting at 1:00 pm at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School

The Sacrament of Reconciliation starting at 6:30 pm at Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church

Thurs., Dec. 21st – 9:30 a.m. The Divine Liturgy: for the souls in purgatory

The Sacrament of Reconciliation starting at 3:30 pm at the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church

Fri., Dec. 22nd – 9:30 a.m. The Divine Liturgy: for the souls in purgatory

7:00 p.m. Moleben to Emanuel: God’s blessings for all Christians

Saturday, Dec. 23rd, 2017 – 4:00 p.m. The Divine Liturgy: God’s blessings for all parishioners.

(Service in Penticton, BC)

Sunday, Dec. 24th, 2017 – 9:00 a.m. The Divine Liturgy: God’s blessings for all parishioners. (in English.)

– 11:00 a.m. The Divine Liturgy: God’s blessings for all parishioners. (in Ukrainian.)

CHRISTMAS EVE / НАВЕЧІР’Я РІЗДВА ICXP (New, Gregorian Calendar)

4:00 PM – Great Compline Service followed by the Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great,

Myrovania/Blessing with Holy Oil (Service in Penticton, BC)

9:00 PM – Great Compline Service followed by the Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great,

Myrovania/Blessing with Holy Oil (Service in Kelowna, BC)

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* Please, contact Fr. Pavlo if you want to have the Divine Liturgies celebrated in your special (such as: In

thanksgiving for favours received, the Infirm, General Intentions, the Deceased, Help of the Holy Spirit, for the

Travelers, etc.) intentions.

Pastoral and Sacramental Ministry:

Reconciliation: on Sundays and

Holy Days:

before Liturgies

and other days,

by appointment. Holy

Communion: for the sick, by

appointment,

any time.

Baptisms: by appointment.

Marriages: six months’ notice

should be given to the parish priest,

and he should be contacted before

any other arrangements are made. Funerals and Memorials: by

appointment.

Holy Unction (Anointing of the

Sick): Those anticipating surgery,

hospitalization or treatments and

who would like to receive anointing